Elections announced for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states! BJP has a chance to increase its seats.

The elections were held for 37 Rajya Sabha seats. Polling will be held on March 16 and the results will be declared on the same day. Of these, 12 seats are currently held by the NDA and the remaining 25 by the opposition. While the BJP has a chance to increase its seats, Sadhana is also going to be a big challenge for the alliance partners. The states where elections will be held for Rajya Sabha seats are Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana.
In Bihar, 5 Rajya Sabha seats are falling vacant. The NDA has 202 seats in the assembly and the majority mark is 205. A total of 41 votes are needed to win the seat. The BJP has 35 legislators. If 5 MLAs of AIMIM and 1 MLA of BSP come together with the Grand Alliance, then the opposition can take out one seat. However, there is also news that the NDA can make a dent in the opposition parties. Talking about the NDA formula, 2 BJP, 2 JDU, 1 ally can be given, but the question is who among the allies is ready to be sent to the Rajya Sabha. The LJP (R) is ahead, but the HAM and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha are also contenders. That is, the real challenge is not the opposition, but seat sharing. In Maharashtra, 7 seats are vacant. A candidate needs 37 votes to win in the 288-member assembly. Mahayuti has 235 MLAs and they will win 6 seats comfortably, but Shiv Sena (Shinde) wants 2 seats. BJP is looking at 3+1 (RPI) formula.
There are 6 vacant seats in Tamil Nadu. DMK can easily get 4 seats. AIADMK will save 1 seat. It is possible to contest on one seat. 5 Rajya Sabha seats are falling vacant in West Bengal. TMC can save its 4 seats. The BJP is leading in one seat. 4 seats will fall vacant from Odisha, out of which 2 are with BJP and 2 with BJD. The BJP is leading in 3 seats. The BJP is likely to win only 1 seat. Elections will be held for 2-2 Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. In Haryana, the BJP and the Congress are tied at 1-1. In Chhattisgarh, both the parties are likely to get one seat each. Both the Rajya Sabha seats from Telangana will go to the Congress. Of the three seats in Assam, two will go to the BJP. The third seat will be contested by the Congress and the AIUDF. One Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh is likely to go to the Congress. Overall, the NDA is likely to gain 2-3 seats. India Alliance may lose 3-4 seats. The BJP's tally could go up from 9 to 12. The Congress is likely to win 4-5 seats.